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Greetings from the Dean

Jun 14, 2012
Dear Alumni and Friends:At the end of May, I travelled with the eighth annual University of Michigan delegation to China and South Korea to meet with alumni, newly admitted students, and journalists. During the eight-day whirlwind visit, I spoke...
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Phil Potter awarded grant by DoD's Minerva Research Initiative

Jun 13, 2012
The Minerva Research Initiative, a Department of Defense-sponsored, university-based social science research initiative, has awarded funding for a research project led by Ford School assistant professor Philip B. K. Potter.Potter's project is titled...
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David Harding to receive ASA's Outstanding Book Award

Jun 8, 2012
The American Sociological Association's (ASA) Section on Inequality, Poverty, and Mobility has named David Harding the recipient of its 2012 Outstanding Book Award. Harding will be presented the award at the 2012 ASA annual meeting, which will be...
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Service and teamwork mark 2012 Ford School Staff retreat

Jun 7, 2012
The 2012 Ford School Staff Retreat is one for the history books, but most of the participants still felt it the next day. The June 5 retreat entailed a day of community service and teambuilding in Detroit, with 35 staff members in two groups...
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Brick by brick: building momentum in New Orleans

Jun 1, 2012
New Orleans knows about starting over. When the storm surge from Hurricane Katrina breached the city's levees and floodwalls, the subsequent floods killed more than 1,500 people in New Orleans and throughout Louisiana. This one-two punch of...
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Research project led by Dean Yang receives USAID grant

Jun 1, 2012
Development Innovation Ventures, a competitive grant program by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has awarded a grant to a group of researchers led by Dean Yang. Yang's project, "Honing help back home: Maximizing the...
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Danziger: U.S. is exceptional in its tolerance of poverty

May 30, 2012
A new report by UNICEF found the United States had the second-highest rate of relative child poverty among 35 of the world's richest countries. Relative child poverty, which critics say may not necessarily reflect real hardship, refers to children...
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Atran book includes interviews with jihadist leaders

May 28, 2012
Scott Atran has interviewed dozens of terrorist leaders and operatives, and he has collected his insights from those conversations in his book, "Talking to the Enemy: Faith, Brotherhood, and the (Un)Making of Terrorists." He discussed those insights...
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Annie Maxwell: A lifetime of engagement

May 13, 2012
From hosting summer interns to hiring quality Ford School graduates, Annie Maxwell, Chief Operating Officer of the Skoll Global Threats Fund, has made a steadfast commitment to the success of current Ford School students and shows no signs of...
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Making a mark: Taurean Brown (MPP/JD '11)

May 12, 2012
Taurean Brown figured out early on that the best policy often starts with one good idea. Add hard work, the commitment to see it through, stir, repeat.During her first year as a Ford School student, Taurean founded Public Policy Connects (PPC), a...
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Prepared to lead: Jeff S. Barnes (MPP '09)

May 12, 2012
It's a sure bet that running a political campaign isn't as difficult or dangerous as leading 500 soldiers into combat during two tours in Iraq. But when former army captain Jeff Barnes was offered the chance to join Rick Snyder's Michigan...
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Engaged alums: Claudia Muñoz (MPP '09)

May 12, 2012
For Claudia Muñoz, the collegial working atmosphere at LMI Government Consulting isn't a far cry from her experience in the Ford School community. At the Ford School, she received a well-rounded policy education in a culture and curriculum that...